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THE DEFECTOR
19661h 40m5.8 TMDb
Directed by Raoul Lévy
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An American scientist is sent by the CIA to East Germany to retrieve a secret microfilm from a Soviet scientist interested in defecting to the West but the Stasi secret police's surveillance complicates matters.
Cast
Montgomery Clift
Professor James Bower
Hardy Krüger
Counselor Peter Heinzmann
Macha Méril
Frieda Hoffmann
David Opatoshu
Orlovsky
Christine Delaroche
Ingrid Weiß
Hannes Messemer
Dr. Saltzer
Karl Lieffen
Major Windisch
Uta Levka
Mädchen unter der Dusche
Movie Vibe
Suspense6.7
Emotion6.7
Complexity7.2
Humor5
Realism7.1
Action4.6
Darkness5.6
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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